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H.L.M0SHER.

HEATING STOVE.

No. 542,595. Patented July 9, 1855.

rrsn rSTATES PATENT OFFICEa HERBERT L. MOSHER, OF DOWAGIAC, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR` OF ONEfHALF TO v FRED E. LEE, OF SAME PLACE.

HEATING-STOVE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 542,595, dated July 9, 1895. Application'iednovemberl,1894. seriali-0. 528,848. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HERBERT L. MosHER, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of Dowagiac, in the county of Cass and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Heating-Stoves, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in stoves, and more particularly to improve- 1o ments in heating-stoves.

The objects of my invention are, first, to provide an improved stove inwhich the combustionof the fuel can be perfectly controlled; second, to provide an improved stove in which i5 the radiating power of the entire stove will be greatly increased; third, to provide an improved construction in a stove whereby the entire stove can be constructed of comparatively-thin sheet metal; fourth, to provide an zo improved means of holding the various parts of a sheet-metal stove in their relative position; fifth, to provide improved legs for supporting a heating-stove; sixth, to provide a stove that is particularly adapted to receive ornamentation; seventh, to reduce the weight and expense of stoves of this style by simplifying the construction. I accomplish these objects of my invention by the devices shown inthe accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l represents a front perspective View of a stove embodying the features of my invention. Fig. 2 represents a cross-section on line 2 2 of Fig. 3; and Fig. 3 represents a sectional view on line 3 3 of Fig. 2,1ooking in the direction of the little arrows, the magazine being removed.

Similar letters of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In the drawings, A represents the lower 4o part or the body or casing of my improved stove, which is here shown as constructed of a single piece of sheet metal which is stamped out by dies in the first instance in the form of a large kettle. Through the side of this an opening is cut on which the door L is placed, the door containing a damper and the door and damper being ground together to place so as to form an air-tight joint. The door L serves to allow the introduction of the ash- 5o pan E.

Supported ,upon the top of this, the lower body or casing portion A', is a metal ring B, preferably constructed of cast-iron. In the interior this metal ring B is adapted to support a ring C, which supports the coal-basket D. Hangers C` C project down from the ring B and support the grate D upon suitable lugs or projections at the bottom, the said coalbasket and parts being similar to those in the stove described in Patent No. 289,802, 6o issued the I11th day of December, 1893, to Philo D. Beckwith, for a stove, with the eX- ception that the hangers C are rigidly attached to the ring and the parts of the ring are rigidly secured to each other and the hangers do notV receive any support from the sides of the stove-casing, the stove-body here constructed being such that it is desirable not to employ it as a support, owing to the fact that strain put upon the thin sheet metal will 7o injure the same, and, further, because when such hangers C are attached rigidly to the ring C they need no support.

The upper part of the stove A is constructed of thin sheet metal and does not differ from the usual construction of such parts. The magazine G and top F and swinging top F are similar in construction to others that are well known. The usual door J is shown in` the upper part of the stove. The sheet-metal 8o lower casing portion A', as I said before, supports the ring B by engaging a shoulder on the outside, and the sheet-metal part A rests on ashoulder in said ring. This is to prevent any possible sifting of ashes or dust out from the upper part of the stove. Dust or ashes from the upper part will fall into said sheet-metal lower portion of the casing A. The parts, when placed together in this Way, are supported by the metal bars H, which are 9o riveted or bolted to the sheet-metal portion above and the sheet-metal casing below, the lower end of the bar being curved up into a spiralto form a leg for the stove. The leg being rounded into a large curve on the under side gives it an ornamental appearance and at the same time aords a firm support for the stove and affords facilities for moving the same by its sliding as though it were on little runners. The upper part I of the bar H is rolled into roo a spiral to correspond to the spiral leg and give an ornamental appearance to `the bar H.

However, in this application the ornamental appearance. is not claimed, as this is a proper subject fora design patent, for which I make application on even datehere with; but I do claim this construction because it is capable ot' such ornamentation, and one of its functions is to secure a stove that shall be easy of ornamentatiomin addition to the factthat the stove is provided with legs securely attached thereto, thus saving the necessity of any detailsin perfecting matters of that kind.

I desire to say that myimproved stove can Y be considerably varied in its details without departing from my invention.

Havingthus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In 'a heating stove, the combination of the lower casing,A, constructed' of sheet metal stamped out in a single piece; the metallic ring, B, supported in the top of said fire pot on a suitable shoulder; the upper or drum portion, A constructed of sheet metal and supported in said ring on a suitable shoulder; the upright bars,l H, riveted to the. lower cas.- ing, A', and tothe drum portion, A, above and extending downwardly terminating in a spiral to form the leg; the door, L, in the lower cas-- ing, A', for the introduction of the ash pan, E; the rigid ring, C, supported centrally on the ring, E.; the hangers, C' rigidly attached to said ring, C; the grate, D", supported on. said hangers, O; the coal basket, D, centrally located between said hangers, all substan-v tially as described for the purpose specified.

2. In a heating-stove, the combination of the sheet metal lower casingyA'; the cast ring, B, thereon; the sheet metal drum portion., A, above; and grate and coal tixturessupported on said cast ring, B; and upright bars,y H, se-

cured to the sheet metal lower casingA,'; I

and the sheet metal portion, A, above to unite the parts together and turned up to form legs cured to the lower casing, A', and the drum portion, A, above, for the purpose specified. 4. In a heating stove, the sheet metal lower f casing stamped from a singlepiece of metal;

upright bars attached to the sides of said lower casing and extending downwardly to form legs and upwardly to support the super- Y structure of the stove, for the purpose specitied'.

5. In a heating stove, the combination ot thelowercasing, A', constructed of sheet metal stamped out in. a single piece; the metallic ring, B, supported in the top of said lower casingsY on asuitable shoulder; the upper or drum portion,A, constructed of sheet metal and supported in said ring on a suitable shoulder; the upright bars, H, riveted to the lower casing,A', and to the drum portion, A, above and extending downwardly terminatingin a spiral to4 form the leg; the door, In in the lower casing, A', for theintroductionfof the ash pan, E; the rigid ring, C, supported centrally on the. ring,B; the coal basket, D; the grate, D', supported from said ringgC,v substantiallyuas as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal in the presence of two witnesses.l

HERBERT L.r MOSH'ER. [n s] Vtitnesses: CHARLES W. KNIGHT, E. M. WICKHAM, 

